Donnerstag, 26. März 2009

First-Ever Asteroid Tracked From Space to Earth

First-Ever Asteroid Tracked From Space to Earth: "For the first time, scientists manage to spot an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, track it through a break-up over Sudan, and find the pieces. Lab analysis show that the rocks belong to a rare class of asteroid that could fill some gaps in our understanding of the solar system's early history.

(Via Wired News.)